Dallas Recalls Matt Murray, Texas Recalls Bryan Thomson from Idaho

Jan 15, 2024

CEDAR PARK, Texas -- Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has recalled goaltender Matt Murray from the Texas Stars, Dallas' development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Additionally, the Texas Stars recalled goaltender Bryan Thomson from the ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads.

Murray, 25, has fashioned an 8-5-1 record with a 2.80 goals-against average, .908 save percentage and one shutout in 14 appearances with Texas this season. He earned his fifth career AHL shutout on Nov. 4 with a 4-0 Texas victory at Iowa and recorded wins in each of his four starts (4-0-0) from Nov. 10-29.

A native of St. Albert, Alberta, Murray is 31-16-6 with a 2.40 GAA, .915 SV% and five shutouts in 54 career AHL appearances, all with Texas.

Murray made his Dallas Stars season debut on Jan. 8 in Minnesota, stopping all 23 of the shots he faced for his first career NHL shutout. He has played four NHL games over two seasons, posting a 2-2-0 record with a 2.53 GAA and .885 SV%.

Thomson, 21, has compiled a 9-6-1 record with a 3.00 GAA and .902 SV% in 18 games for the Steelheads. Texas signed the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan native to a two-year AHL contract on July 27, 2023 after he spent parts of five seasons with the WHL’s Lethbridge Hurricanes.

The rookie goaltender played in 24 games during his final junior season for Lethbridge in 2022-23, posting a 13-8-1 record with a 2.64 GAA and .919 SV%. He also appeared in three playoff games before turning pro.